The world's oldest digital computers

November 26, 2012 |By AUBREY COHEN

The National Museum of Computing

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The Colossus computer is shown in its original life. It was the world's first modern computer, assembled in 1943 and up and running in January 1944. It was built to help decipher the encrypted messages between German Chancellor Adolph Hitler and his generals during World War II.

The National Museum of Computing

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The Colossus computer is shown in its original life. It was the world's first modern computer, assembled in 1943 and up and running in January 1944. It was built to help decipher the encrypted messages between German Chancellor Adolph Hitler and his generals during World War II.